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ISIS-affiliated militants capture Niger military base
In what ISIS dubbed the "Invasion of Niger", ISIS published a video detailing its capture of a military base in the province of Bosso in the west African country of...
Syrian mercenaries complain about stolen salaries after fighting in Karabakh: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:50 A.M.) - The Syrian mercenaries that took part in the Karabakh conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces...
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Russian Air Force destroys ISIS headquarters in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - Friday morning witnessed intense operational efforts by the Russian warplanes, following mobile monitoring operations and...
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Israel warns it will do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
Israel is ready to do "whatever it takes" to quash Tehran's efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi...
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Russian MoD says effectiveness of weapons tested in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) - Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu confirmed that the military operations in Syria helped the Russian...
Read moreRussia and Iran setup mission to secure supply shipments to Syria: media
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) - Private sources revealed to Sputnik Arabic about the establishment of an operations room (Russian, Iranian,...
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Man behind nuclear facility incident has been identified: Iranian TV
On Sunday, the Natanz nuclear site was hit by an attack, which was slammed by Tehran as an act of...
Read moreSyria reaches breakthrough in oil crisis
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Revolution, announced...
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Syrian FM demands US pay compensation for ‘heavy damage’ to the country
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) - Damascus demanded that the American administration "compensate for the heavy damage and heavy losses inflicted...
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Houthi forces announce attack on ‘sensitive military target’ at Saudi airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) - On Saturday, Yemen's Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced that it had launched an attack by...
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Iranian media claims Israeli ship targeted near UAE
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) - The semi-official Tasnim News Agency of Iran reported this evening that the Israeli ship, The...
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Houthi forces announce new drone strikes on 2 Saudi airports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) - The Houthi forces, also known as the Ansarallah Movement, announced that it had targeted the...
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Iran accuses Israel of being behind nuclear facility attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) - Iran accused Israel of being behind the attack that targeted, on Sunday, the Natanz nuclear...
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Saddam Hussein’s daughter accuses ‘alliance of evil’ of handing Iraq to Iran in 2003
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) - On Friday, Raghad Saddam Hussein, daughter of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, sent a...
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Israel ‘will not allow Iran to possess a nuclear weapon’: Netanyahu
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his country "will not allow Iran...
Read moreIraqi PM confirms death of high-ranking ISIS commander in special operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - The Iraqi Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said this week that the Iraqi security...
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Video footage of alleged Russian strikes on HTS training camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The YouTube channel, Russian Spring, posted a new video on April 7th that showed alleged...
Read moreIran to introduce 1,000 centrifuges at recently attacked nuclear facility
Iran will introduce 1,000 more centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear site, Chief Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Abbas Araghchi has said. Iran...
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Iran reveals new details about the attack on its ship
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Iranian website, Noor News, revealed new details about the attack on the Iranian ship...
Read moreRussian Navy holds exercises near Crimea amid heightened tension with Ukraine
The frigate Admiral Essen conducted artillery firings in the Black Sea, successfully striking coastal targets at a practice range in...
Read moreIranian tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil arrives in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - A source in the Syrian Oil Transport Company confirmed to RT Arabic on Wednesday that...
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Iran launches new uranium enrichment centrifuges
Tehran has started up new uranium enrichment centrifuges, Iranian state TV reported on Saturday. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially inaugurated...
Read moreIraqi forces blow up large ISIS ammo dump in northwest Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) - On Friday, the Security Media Cell in Iraq said that a large warehouse of filled...
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US sanctions Turkey for ‘significant’ transaction with Russia: State Dept.
Cooperation between Turkey and Russia in defense and intelligence has never been met with enthusiasm by the United States. Particularly,...
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Moment Saudi F-15 jet shoots down Houthi drone: video
A newly surfaced video captures the dramatic encounter on a mountainous terrain where a Saudi F-15 fighter jet intercepted a...
Read moreISIS leader was prison informer in Iraq before joining terrorist group: WP
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) - According to a recent report published by Washington Post, Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi, the successor...
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Israeli forces strike rural Damascus from Lebanese airspace
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced on Thursday morning that its air defenses responded to...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader calls on military to raise its readiness after nuclear reactor incident
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian army to raise its readiness to...
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+18 propaganda video: ISIS reveals all urban warfare tactics used in Raqqa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:45 P.M.) – On Tuesday, the Islamic State released a 38-minute propaganda video showing clashes during the three-month...
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Sudanese army clashes with Ethiopian forces along disputed border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) - The Sudan Tribune newspaper quoted military sources as saying that the armed forces and reserve...
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Ukrainian President visits contact line in Donetsk: photo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) - Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky began the second day of his visit to the Donetsk Province...
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Russian and Turkish troops conduct joint operation in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) - The Russian and Turkish armed forces conducted a joint patrol near the city of Qamishli...
Read moreThe Daily Brief 2021-04-02
This is a summary of 4 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Marib, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Houthii, Saudi, Syria....
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Russian military details use of Mi-35 attack choppers in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) - The commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Titov, indicated that the Mi-35...
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Syria reopens ports after 24 hour closure
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) - On Thursday, the General Administration of Syrian Sea Ports reopened commercial ports in the Syrian...
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Damascus cuts gas rations in half amid worsening gas crisis in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) - The Damascus Governorate announced that its fuel committee decided to reduce the quantities of filling gasoline...
Read moreHouthi forces announce drone attack on Saudi airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - The Houthi-aligned Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, on Thursday, announced the implementation of...
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Bashar Al-Assad and wife Asma recover from Covid-19
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his wife Asma have recovered from the coronavirus and returned to work as normal, the...
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Erdogan announces he will visit Karabakh after Ramadan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that he intends to visit the city of Shushi in the Karabakh...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-24
This is a summary of 3 AMN articles on the following subjects: Israel, Latakia, Syria, Tartous, Assad, Lebanon. Categories covered...
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Turkish army strikes YPG forces in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The Turkish army stationed in northern Syria launched an artillery attack on several sites belonging...
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Israeli military concludes drills simulating ground conflict along Syrian-Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - On Thursday, the Israeli army ended a three-week-long military maneuver with live ammunition in the...
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Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone attempting to launch new attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) - The Saudi-led Arab Coalition announced on Saturday, the interception and destruction of a drone launched...
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Turkish military trains Libyan forces with T-155 howitzers
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - Turkish military specialists in Libya are training soldiers from the Libyan Government of National Accord...
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Saudi minister accuses Iran of being involved in latest Houthi attacks
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - The Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, accused Iran of being involved...
Read moreHouthi forces attempt to advance in key district of west Marib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) - The Houthi forces continued their offensive in western Marib this week, in an attempt to...
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Iran reinforces border regions with new systems
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) - An Iranian military official announced on Wednesday that his country will take a new move...
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Powerful explosion hits city in eastern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) - An explosion rocked the city of Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday,...
Read moreUS provides new equipment to Iraqi forces: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) - The U.S.-led Coalition has provided the Iraqi Armed Forces with new equipment for their Ain...
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Houthi leader threatens Arab Coalition with ‘military surprises’ and ‘greater victories’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) - The leader of the Ansarallah Movement (Houthi Movement) in Yemen, Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, threatened the Saudi-led...
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Turkish forces target several sites near Tal Rifaat in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) - The Turkish army said that it destroyed more than 20 sites and "neutralized a large...
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The Daily Brief 2021-03-29
This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, IRGC. Categories covered in this brief: Iran...
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Saudi Arabia rejects Iran’s presence in Syria, demands end of ‘sectarian project’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) - The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, discussed the Syrian...
Read moreUS aircraft carrier reaches Greek island of Crete
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:35 P.M.) - The US aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, arrived at the Marathi naval base on...
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Venezuelan Attorney General accuses Juan Guaido of embezzling state funds abroad
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) - Venezuelan Attorney General Tariq William Saab announced that opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who declared himself ...
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Over 30 killed in tragic passenger train collision in Sohag, Egypt
Two passenger trains have collided in southern Egypt, AFP reported on Friday, with multiple videos from the incident emerging online....
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The Daily Brief 2021-04-01
This is a summary of 8 AMN articles on the following subjects: Saudi, US, Israel, Lebanon, Greece, Libya, Houthi, Yemen,...
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King Abdullah II sends message to Jordanian people
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) - On Wednesday, King Abdullah II of Jordan sent a letter to the Division about the...
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Lebanese minister reveals contact between Aoun and Assad on maritime border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe revealed on Tuesday that President Michel Aoun called Syrian President...
Read moreUS withdraws some forces from the Middle East, studying options to protect Saudi allies: WSJ
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) - The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden had ordered the...
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Syrian FM tells media who he considers Syria’s ‘main enemy’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) - On Wednesday, the Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Miqdad, revealed the the main enemy of his...
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